Mobile music is a hot topic right now. Everyone is all about music and smartphones – Android or iPhone people are essentially “freaking out” on all music-related things right now.

Included in this craze are a variety of portable speakers that easily hook up to a headphone jack – whether it be your smartphone or your computer.

The X-mini II is a top-shelf choice. It has a great battery life, rechargeable battery, small package, great sound for it’s size and price, and an Aux In that allows you to daisy chain multiple portable speakers together. Just rolling through these features doesn’t give it enough credit:

• great battery life – so far mind has yet to die – i never run the battery out all the way, it just seems to go for hour and hours
• rechargeable battery – no need to deal with aa batteries, being able to charge on USB is great
• small package – unscrew the top and it expands
• great sound for it’s size and price – for only $30, I expected low quality sound, but I was pleasantly surprised
• Aux In – lets you to daisy chain multiple portable speakers together for bigger, better sound

I use it mainly during camping/canoeing. A great purchase and I’m sure I’ll buy a new one of these when the time comes to replace it.